I thought Thomas would make the roster because he had a good deal of playing time over the course of preseason and played considerably well. It seemed to be a toss up between Thomas and Robinson, but the cutting of both bodes well for Bubba Ventrone.

I’ll update this over the course of the day as more cuts get announced.

Final 3 PM cuts:

The 49ers posted an official release with the cuts. They were as follows:

OT Carter Bykowski

WR Austin Collie

CB Marcus Cooper

TE MarQueis Gray

WR Chad Hall

RB Jewell Hamtpon

WR Lavelle Hawkins

LB Joe Holland

WR Chuck Jacobs

LS Brian Jennings

LB Travis Johnson

CB Darryl Morris

OG Patrick Omameh

WR Kassim Osgood

NT Mike Purcell

S Trenton Robinson

FB Jason Schepler

S Michael Thomas

OG Wayne Tribue

QB Seneca Wallace

OT Kenny Wiggins

The only really surprising developments on the list were the 49ers cutting Hampton in favor of Anthony Dixon and the newly acquired Owen Marecic, and the choice of Garrett Celek over MarQueis Gray. However, the 49ers still haven’t announced the signing of Marecic, so the roster count including Marecic stands at 54. Someone will still need to be cut in order to account for the addition.

Morning timeline:

Update (well this changes everything) – 10:10 AM

The #49ers will sign former Stanford FB Owen Marecic (just released by Browns), per league source. A Harbaugh favorite from the Farm.

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